Lopez-Guerra v. Mukasey

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Lopez-Guerra v. Mukasey, 305 F. App'x 416 (9th Cir. 2008)

Lopez-Guerra v. Mukasey

Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM **

Maria Luisa Lopez-Guerra, a native and citizen of Guatemala, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing her appeal from an immigration judge’s decision denying her application for cancellation of removal. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review the agency’s continuous physical presence determination for substantial evidence. Lopez-Alvarado v. Ashcroft, 381 F.3d 847, 850-51 (9th Cir. 2004). We deny the petition for review.

The record does not compel the conclusion that Lopez-Guerra met her burden to establish continuous physical presence where she failed to provide sufficient supporting documentation or witnesses attesting to her presence prior to 1993. See Singh-Kaur v. INS, 183 F.3d 1147, 1150 (9th Cir. 1999) (a contrary result is not compelled where there is “[t]he possibility of drawing two inconsistent conclusions from the evidence”) (internal quotation marks and citation omitted).

PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir: R. 36-3.

Reference

Full Case Name
Maria Luisa LOPEZ-GUERRA v. Michael B. MUKASEY, Attorney General
Status
Published